Relic Stupa of Vaishali

The Relic Stupa of Vaishali is a brick and clay stupa built by the Licchavi king to contain relics of the Buddha. It has been dated to c.5th century BCE and is considered to be the earliest archaeologically known stupa.^[1]^[2] Since 2010, the stupa has been considered a tentative site under the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list, in the category of the Silk Road sites in India.^[3]

^ Roy, Sita Ran (1968). "A Note on Ancient Architecture of Vaisali". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 30: 49–52. JSTOR 44141446.
^ Fogelin, Lars (2015). An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism. Oxford University Press. pp. 82–85. ISBN 9780199948239.
^ "Silk Road Sites in India". UNESCO.

[1] Roy, Sita Ran (1968). "A Note on Ancient Architecture of Vaisali". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 30: 49–52. JSTOR 44141446.

[Fogelin2015-2] Fogelin, Lars (2015). An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism. Oxford University Press. pp. 82–85. ISBN 9780199948239.

[3] "Silk Road Sites in India". UNESCO.

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